The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
MIR. sp1rRGEON WITHDRAW

LONDON, Oct. 26.-Mr. Spurgeon has
withdrawn from the Baptist Union. In
announcing his decision to withdraw,
and in replying to his critics he says:
ITO pursue the Union at the expense
of truth is treason to Jesus. To tam
per with his doctrine is treason to him.
We have before lis the Wretched spec
tacle of professedly orthodox Christians
publicly avowing union with those who
deny the faith, call the fall of man a
fable and deny the personality of the
Holy Ghost.
Baptists generally regret Mr.. Spur
geon'S decision, and are urging him to
reconsider it.
PETROLEUM REFINERY EXPLoDEs.
BILE explosion occurred at Deputy Try
strom' 8 petroleum refinery to-day. A
fire broke out Immediately, and the
building was Quilted. The flames
spread to the adjoining saw mills,
which are still burning. Several per-
SONS have persisted in the flames, and
seven seriously burned have been taken
to the hospitals.
SOMETHING OF A SPORTSMAN HIMSELF.
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-Emperor William
returned to Berlin to-day. During his
visit to Wernigrode, besides driving
out and sharing in a battle for deer
and wild boars, he played billiards
after dinner. The record of the single
days shooting credits the Emperor
with four deer and eleven boars.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
PARIS, Oct. 26.]Five Englishmen
have been arrested here, charged with
forging securities of the Southwest
ern Railway Company of Kansas.
SAFE IN EUROPE.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-Mrs. and Miss
Garfield arrived at Bournemouth where
they will stay for prolonged period.
THE BULGARIAN PRINCE.
SOFIA, Oct. 27.-The Sobranje OPEN
ed to-day. Prince Ferdinand, attended
by civil and military officers, drove to
the chamber in state and was received
by the people with acclamations. In
his address to the Sobranje the Prince
said: The Government is working for
the prosperity and greatness of Bull
garia. Since his accession to the throne
order, tranquility and security had
been secured. The people were now
happily occupied with pacific labors.
They had the sympathy of the Sultan
and the SovereignS of the other great
powers.
WAR IMMINENT.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-War is imminent
in Zululand against its annexation to
Natal. Sir Arthur HavelOck, Cover
nor of Natal, with l 500 troops drafted
from the colony, started for the terri
tory formerly possessed by Cetawayo,
where the latter's son, DiniZulu, heads
the uprising.
NOLAN DENIES.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-James Nolan, NJ.
P, denies emphatically he has any
knowledge of the dynamiters, but says
that base attempts have been made to
implicate him with such persons.
MORE CRANKs.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-At the conference
of the leading Scottish Conservatives
extension of suffrage TO women was
approved by small majority.
THE COHEN INQUEST.
LONDON, Oct. H.-Inquest proceed
ings in the Cohen case, in his opinion
are designed to assist the nefarious pol
| icy of the government.
THE RIGHT MOVE.
MADRID. Oct. 27.-The Queen Re-
gent signed decree prohibiting the i'm
portatiOn, manufacture or sale of i'm
pure alcohol.
ANOTHER HUMAN VAMPIRE.
| VIENNA, Oct. 2S.-It has lust been
| discovered that a ferryman on the
lower Danube, who has been in the
habit of conveying across the river
| Workmen returning from Roumania,
| who took this route to avoid producing
certificates that they paid takes in
I OA A4O41Cy Ia OC4du1J VI, lezu
taken them to small island where ne
murdered and robbed them of Their
savings. Judicial inquiry reveals the
astounding fact that hundreds of work.
men have been dispatched by the fiend
The bodies were buried or thrown into
the river along the banks.
BARTHoLDI STATUE ANNIVERSARY
PARIS, Oct. ga banquet was
given tonight in this city in celebra
ton of the anniversary of the dedi
cation of the statue OF Liberty En-
lighting the World" In New YorI
harbor. McLane, United States min
lister; Mr.. Blaine NJ. Spuller, min
, lister of public instruction
, n. De Lafayette and Col
: oneI Lichtenstein, of Presiden
, GreVy7s military household, were pres
{ ent. Bartholdi, the designer of tn
statue, presented Minister McIseal
with a medal which has been struck il
honor of Presinent Cleveland, and re
quested him to forward it to the Pres
I ident. Mclean has intimated his viii
: ingcess to forward the medal.